CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings October 3, 2015
Blocks we need. Here is what the challengers are saying. They are saying the Voting Rights justification says section five is no longer in effect and you should not be able to defend the deviations that have a pattern of difference between the majority districts based on the statues that are no longer enforceable. If that argument is accepted there is a lot more maps around the country subject to challenge. The other argument is that is a sham, it was done for partisan reasons, contrary to the finding and fact of the District Court, and that is an interesting argument in addition to the fact i...